A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

Europe’s most powerful hot spring supplies the surrounding region with hot water.

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.

Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

A focal point of in Denver’s skyline for over a century, inspired by a Venetian basilica.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.